Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ncar!umigw!umbio!bsherm From: bsherm@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Bob Sherman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: A couple of updates Message-ID: <1567@umbio.MIAMI.EDU> Date: 14 Apr 89 08:38:24 GMT References: Lines: 32 in article , jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) says: > In-Reply-To: <28882@apple.Apple.COM> > > One important point, however. Will this Fall Applefest ALSO be 25% Mac oriented? > > This outrage for the Spring 'Fest has caused many software companies to boycott > and announce the abandonning of Apple // projects. Some companies, as I recall, > were Electronic Arts and Activision. If there is in fact a fall Applefest, don't count on it being 25% Mac. Apple has given Cambridge the word, the next Applefest will be near 50% Mac. Apple wanted many more Mac items on the seminar agenda this time, but Cambridge won out and pulled many of them except the beginners ones. But Apple has told them they want the percentages to equal the amount of Mac space they give at their exibit, and the plans for fall are 45-50%.. You said that Electronic Arts would not be at Applefest. Please check your facts, as from what I was told they have NOT pulled out, just cutback by 50% or more on the size of their booth as has Broderbund. Activision, MDIdeas, and TML are among those who will NOT appear in Boston. As of 2 weeks ago only one new Mac vendor had signed up for the show. It seems as though they prefer the Mac only shows to spend their money at. It should be interesting, As Keith has said, the Fall Applefest is now listed, but if Cambridge does not make money this time around, or if instead of growth there is loss in size and/or attendance, who knows if they will want to promote another show.. The name belongs to Apple, but the show is theirs. -- Internet -- bsherm%umbio@umigw.miami.edu UUCP -- {uunet!gould}!umbio!bsherm Miami's Big Apple 305-948-8000 300/1200 baud 24 hours 8 years online